Claims
- 1. A microscratch test blade-like indenter comprising a prism-like body defined by a front side, a rear side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, said first lateral side and said second lateral side converging and forming at their intersection an edge that extends from said front side to said rear side, an angle between said edge and said front side being sharp, and an angle between said first lateral side and said second lateral side being rounded with a radius.
- 2. The microscratch test blade-like indenter of claim 1, wherein said angle between said edge and said front side is within the range of 10° to 160°.
- 3. The microscratch test blade-like indenter of claim 1, wherein said angle between said first lateral side and said second lateral side is within the range of 15°0 to 170°.
- 4. The microscratch test blade-like indenter of claim 1, wherein said radius is within the range of 0.1 mm to 3 mm.
- 5. The microscratch test blade-like indenter of claim 1, wherein said radius is within the range of 0.1 mm to 3 mm.
- 6. The microscratch test blade-like indenter of claim 1, wherein said indenter is made of an electrically conductive material.
- 7. The microscratch test blade-like indenter of claim 2, wherein said indenter is made of an electrically conductive material.
- 8. The microscratch test blade-like indenter of claim 3, wherein said indenter is made of an electrically conductive material.
REFERENCE TO RELATED CASE
[0001] This application is divisional of the U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/668,551 filed on Sep. 25, 2000, which is pending.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09668551 |
Sep 2000 |
US |
Child |
10107127 |
Mar 2002 |
US |